Chapter 5
With Caro, Luke had a sense of normalcy in the world. She was even more beautiful in person than he remembered, and he'd been a lovesick fool beside her. Her smile had a way of calming him. As they ate the horrible sauce-covered meat that might be lamb underneath, she smiled. He gritted his teeth as he tried to chew and stared at the Christmas candles that lit the table. Then he almost choked as he saw how her smile never faltered despite the food quality. Her eyes held a secret laughter.
He elbowed her lightly to get her attention. "Tasty and delicious, no?"
The twinkle in her eye was the same. She used her napkin to cover her face as she choked on a laugh or perhaps the lamb. As she dropped it on her lap a moment later, he knew the answer.
"You're never ordering for me agai
